NORWAY HOUSE CREE NATION, MAN. – A 16-year-old boy has turned himself in a day after a fatal shooting on a First Nation in northern Manitoba.
RCMP had been looking for a suspect after two men were shot on Tuesday at the Playgreen Inn bar on Norway House Cree Nation, about 800 kilometres from Winnipeg.
Police say a 25-year-old man from the community died, while a 38-year-old was treated and released from hospital.
Manitoba RCMP Headquarters in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
A lockdown order that was put in place after the shooting lasted into Wednesday.
The First Nation says there’s no ongoing threat to the community.
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It says the shooting appears to have been targeted.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 29, 2026.